For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 342 students in Machias School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in Machias School District have an average math proficiency score of 83% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 82% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Maine public middle school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
3 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
509 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
54 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Machias School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 191 school districts in Maine (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 60-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#152 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
80-84%
82%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
75-79%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
37%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥80%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.24
# American Indian Students
n/a
675 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
618 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
11 Students
1,735 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
3%
# Black Students
n/a
1,973 Students
% Black Students
n/a
4%
# White Students
491 Students
47,794 Students
% White Students
97%
87%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
42 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
5 Students
1,905 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
29
887
# Students in K Grade:
38
1,595
# Students in 1st Grade:
31
1,641
# Students in 2nd Grade:
39
1,729
# Students in 3rd Grade:
33
1,772
# Students in 4th Grade:
31
1,949
# Students in 5th Grade:
39
4,404
# Students in 6th Grade:
32
10,295
# Students in 7th Grade:
40
12,554
# Students in 8th Grade:
30
12,727
# Students in 9th Grade:
43
1,281
# Students in 10th Grade:
36
1,292
# Students in 11th Grade:
49
1,376
# Students in 12th Grade:
39
1,240
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,230 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,600. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,676 is less than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,230
$21,600
Spending / Student
$15,676
$21,191
Best Machias School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Rose M Gaffney School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
15 Rose Gaffney Rd
Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-3411
Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-3411
Grades: PK-8
| 342 students
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